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Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 28220

This procedure frees a tendon on the underside of the foot from surrounding scar tissue that has built up and is restricting its normal movement, often following a prior injury or surgery. Releasing the tendon can improve the toe's or foot's range of motion and reduce pain associated with the tightness. It is a single-tendon procedure performed as a distinct surgical step.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Release of Scarred Flexor Tendon, Foot cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$380 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$427 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $363 to $4,898Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,175
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,778professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,258.93
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $537 · 16th of 51
CA $1,288KY $380

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.